Samuel Parsons Johnson

1840 - 1922  (82 years)

• Name	Samuel Parsons Johnson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	18 Nov 1840	Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1922	Carroll County, Mississippi   [4]
  Burial	Old Salem Cemetery, Carroll County, Mississippi   [4]
  Person ID	I334	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Johnson,   b. Abt 1788, Prince George's Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina d. Between 1850 and 1856, Midway, Carroll County, Mississippi (Age ~ 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Patsy Collier,   b. Abt 1805, Tennessee d. Between 1860 and 1870, Midway, Carroll County, Mississippi (Age ~ 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jan 1820	Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi   [5]
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Eliza Beck,   b. 24 Mar 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 30 Dec 1930, Carroll County, Mississippi (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1867	Black Hawk, Carroll County, Mississippi   [6]
  Children	1. Joseph Emmitt Johnson,   b. 1 Aug 1867, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 27 Nov 1957, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Meek Johnson,   b. 19 Oct 1868, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 5 Jul 1943 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John W. Johnson,   b. 1872, Carroll County, Mississippi d. Carroll County, Mississippi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. George W. Johnson,   b. 1872, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 1941 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Louis Henry Johnson,   b. 13 Jun 1875, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 26 Sep 1966, Grenada County, Mississippi (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mattie Esther Johnson,   b. 14 May 1882, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 7 Jun 1970, Ferriday, Louisiana (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. John W. Johnson,   b. Abt 1890, Carroll County, Mississippi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Samuel Walter Johnson,   b. 1890, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 1967 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Gaston Gilbert Johnson,   b. Carroll County, Mississippi d. Carroll County, Mississippi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Mary Eliza Johnson,   b. Carroll County, Mississippi d. Carroll County, Mississippi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Mammie Johnson,   b. Carroll County, Mississippi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary of Samuel Parsons Johnson "After an illness of some weeks at his home near Hebron, Samuel Parsons Johnson, aged 82 years and 4 days died on November 22. Mr. Johnson early in life united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Old Salem and was made an elder. Later at the dissolution of that church, he and his family united with the Blackmonton Presbyterian Church and until his death lived a consistent member and elder of that church. In March 1867, he was married to Miss Sarah (sic) Eliza Beck at Black Hawk by Rev. Steve Johnson. Mrs. Johnson and five sons and two daughters survive him. Funeral services were conducted at Old Salem church by Rev. E.W. Ford of Pickens assisted by Rev. Joseph Jacob, pastor of the Baptist church at Hebron and interment was in the family burial lot at Old Salem." Johnson, Gregory. "Joseph E. Johnson, Sr. and Ada Mayfield." April 10, 2005. http://www.metryman.com/Samuel%20P%20Johnson%20&%20Susan%20E%20Beck.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] 1850 United States Census, Southern Division, Carroll County, Mississippi, National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 369, 219. [Listed as Samuel Johnson on the census at this time.] [S138] 1910 United States Census, 5th Police Beat, Carroll County, Mississippi, National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 734, 206B. [Listed as Samuel Johnson on the census at this time. His father's birthplace is listed as South Carolina, his mother's birthplace is listed as Tennessee.] [S4] Carroll County, Mississippi Genweb Project, "Old Salem Cemetery," April 6, 2005, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscarrol/cemeteries/oldsalem.htm. [Named as Samuel Parsons Johnson on his gravestone. His gravestone also states that he was the brother of Gilbert Johnson.] [S4] Carroll County, Mississippi Genweb Project, "Old Salem Cemetery," April 6, 2005, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscarrol/cemeteries/oldsalem.htm. [S228] Hunting for Bears, comp. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (database online). Provo, UT: Myfamily.com, Inc., 2004. [S221] Gregory Johnson [], "Samuel P. Johnson and Susan E. Beck," http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscarrol/biographies/johnsonsp.htm.